AXA Wealth says the new pension freedoms introduced by Chancellor George Osborne helped fuel new business in 2015 with inflows up 27 per cent to £667m, according to its full year 2015 financial results.

A Paraplanner leading moves in Scotland towards a new kitemark for Paraplanning says it will bolster professionalism.

A 'bizarre' situation has been created for both Sipp operators and their members due to a ‘perfect storm’ of regulation, a Chartered Financial Planner says.

Ex-Pensions Minister and ousted former Liberal Democrat MP Steve Webb has launched a scathing attack on proposals to change tax rules – calling them ‘daylight robbery’.

A new £49 robo-advice service with a free guidance report is set to be launched.

The scrapping of the 25% tax free lump sum would be a “major blow” to savers, a pensions firm director has warned ahead of next month’s Budget.

Consumers are prepared to use robo-advice to invest up to £1,000 of their savings but less than a quarter would trust it to replace a professional adviser.

The advisory firm most complained about to the Financial Ombudsman Service for the last six months of 2015 was Sesame.

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined W H Ireland Limited £1.2million and restricted the firm from taking on new clients in its Corporate Broking Division for 72 days.

A touch-screen Financial Planning tool designed to be used on iPhones has been launched by Voyant UK.